The Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC), in partnership with American Municipal Power, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, and the Town of Smyrna celebrated the completion of the Smyrna Solar Facility community solar project this week.
The Smyrna Solar Facility is designed to deliver 1.5 megawatts (MW) of electric energy to residents and businesses located in the Town of Smyrna – enough to power 158 homes, on average, for an entire year.
DEMEC’s latest community solar project brings their total solar generation over 26 megawatts, taking DEMEC and its member communities over 50 percent of the solar generation in the state of Delaware.
The Smyrna Solar Facility sits on nearly 14 acres of town property, making use of a dry retention pond that could not otherwise be developed.
“We are pleased to offer solar generation that is both beneficial and economical to our members’ customers. Thanks to the partnership of AMP, NextEra Energy Resources, and the Town of Smyrna, we are able to provide solar energy that is on par with the price of fossil fuels,” said Patrick McCullar, DEMEC CEO.
“We are so pleased to offer the residents and businesses of the Town of Smyrna the opportunity to use clean, economic, environmentally-friendly energy,” stated Gary Stulir, Smyrna Town Manager and DEMEC Board Director, “Through our partnership with DEMEC, the Town is able to benefit from a project that would have otherwise been cost prohibitive on our own.”
